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I have been doing this for 3 weeks. The first 2 weeks, i lost eight pounds. This week, nothing. Not a single pound has come off. I never eat the allotted calories, and everything I am eating I am burning off. I do notice there not being as much flopping around, but, when I do my measurements, there is no change. What is going on? Any suggestions? I am not doing the same routines. I am only able to dance, due to a back injury and a hysterectomy. I do that two times a day for 45 minutes to an hour and I have managed to add some modified crunches into my dance routines.Help!

I have been doing this for 3 weeks. The first 2 weeks, i lost eight pounds. This week, nothing. Not a single pound has come off. I never eat the allotted calories, and everything I am eating I am burning off. I do notice there not being as much flopping around, but, when I do my measurements, there is no change. What is going on? Any suggestions? I am not doing the same routines. I am only able to dance, due to a back injury and a hysterectomy. I do that two times a day for 45 minutes to an hour and I have managed to add some modified crunches into my dance routines.Help!

:) When you keep doing the same thing, eat the same thing, exercising the same every day...your body gets used to it. You need to shock it.With your back injuries, you can still do other types of cardio. If you can dance, you can do a lot.

Sometimes people tend to cut the fats completely out of their diets too. If you aren't getting enough good fat, your body hangs onto pounds, inches, fat.

Olive oil, almonds, ovacados, salmon (small portions because of the high calories) etc. will help you out I bet. ;)

It isn't always about calories in/ calories out.

It's about feeding your body what it needs to survive. Giving yourself energy to make it through the day. Giving your body what it needs to function properly.If it is in fat burning mode, you would have been losing inches. Stop feeling frustrated! There's always a lot you CAN do!!! TTYS...Best wishes! ;)

Simple!

Change=Change.

:) When you keep doing the same thing, eat the same thing, exercising the same every day...your body gets used to it. You need to shock it.With your back injuries, you can still do other types of cardio. If you can dance, you can do a lot.

Sometimes people tend to cut the fats completely out of their diets too. If you aren't getting enough good fat, your body hangs onto pounds, inches, fat.

Olive oil, almonds, ovacados, salmon (small portions because of the high calories) etc. will help you out I bet. ;)

It isn't always about calories in/ calories out.

It's about feeding your body what it needs to survive. Giving yourself energy to make it through the day. Giving your body what it needs to function properly.If it is in fat burning mode, you would have been losing inches. Stop feeling frustrated! There's always a lot you CAN do!!! TTYS...Best wishes! ;)

Thanks for the encouragement. I have lost 2 inches along my waist, and 1 off the thighs, but I am probably not being patient. I need to remind myself that it didn't take me 3 weeks to gain all this weight and inches and it isn't gonna come off in 3 weeks either! I do try and change things up as best as I can, but I have to watch my cholesterol also....last night I even treated myself to homemade spaghetti and meatballs! everything in moderation and with exercise! Thanks again!

Thanks for the encouragement. I have lost 2 inches along my waist, and 1 off the thighs, but I am probably not being patient. I need to remind myself that it didn't take me 3 weeks to gain all this weight and inches and it isn't gonna come off in 3 weeks either! I do try and change things up as best as I can, but I have to watch my cholesterol also....last night I even treated myself to homemade spaghetti and meatballs! everything in moderation and with exercise! Thanks again!

this is normal. i had the same problem.i started working out in late dec. i lost 10 lbs, then in feb i notice i didnt lose anything. i was up set. but in march i started to notice a diffence in my body i was slimmer, so just keep doing what ur doing, dont give up, hang in there, also im at the stage where i am working out 5 days a week biking 14 miles everyday, and instead of losing im gaining, but i know its mucsle because muscle if heavery then fat. so when u get to this point just hang in there, cuse most people quit. but not me. and i hope not you.

this is normal. i had the same problem.i started working out in late dec. i lost 10 lbs, then in feb i notice i didnt lose anything. i was up set. but in march i started to notice a diffence in my body i was slimmer, so just keep doing what ur doing, dont give up, hang in there, also im at the stage where i am working out 5 days a week biking 14 miles everyday, and instead of losing im gaining, but i know its mucsle because muscle if heavery then fat. so when u get to this point just hang in there, cuse most people quit. but not me. and i hope not you.

Since it is the year 2011 and I have been a member of this website for about hmmm....7 years now? I am assuming that this post from AUGUST was a previous year since it is only April of 2011. Gotta love how the year doesn't show up on messages now. I think I may be responding and trying to help people out on this website, who no longer exist or use it. Too funny!

Since it is the year 2011 and I have been a member of this website for about hmmm....7 years now? I am assuming that this post from AUGUST was a previous year since it is only April of 2011. Gotta love how the year doesn't show up on messages now. I think I may be responding and trying to help people out on this website, who no longer exist or use it. Too funny!

Hi Sushi24 !Glad to meet you and I must say great work on your progress. Do not be discourage because weight is like that. Once you continue doing the same routine, it appears that you are a stop. Fear not because it did not jump on you overnight nor will you lose it overnight. You will begin to notice you can wear those pants that was too tight and before you know it, you are where you desire to be.

I had lost weight about 30 lbs got depressed after losing my job, home ect due to cutbacks, I started snacking and before I knew it . I had scrap all I had worked for, but I'm back in the saddle and this time no turning back. So keep on doing what you do and you will be okay .I'm new here and I like this sight and I'm going to stick with it.

Hi Sushi24 !Glad to meet you and I must say great work on your progress. Do not be discourage because weight is like that. Once you continue doing the same routine, it appears that you are a stop. Fear not because it did not jump on you overnight nor will you lose it overnight. You will begin to notice you can wear those pants that was too tight and before you know it, you are where you desire to be.

I had lost weight about 30 lbs got depressed after losing my job, home ect due to cutbacks, I started snacking and before I knew it . I had scrap all I had worked for, but I'm back in the saddle and this time no turning back. So keep on doing what you do and you will be okay .I'm new here and I like this sight and I'm going to stick with it.

so maybe you can share your journey thru this w/us to show what /if any changes you made when the needle refused to move...I realize its been some time now since you began,but alot of us can often benefit from what others may have tried or modified in their regimine to find success. Glad to read you stayed with yours and have found success.

so maybe you can share your journey thru this w/us to show what /if any changes you made when the needle refused to move...I realize its been some time now since you began,but alot of us can often benefit from what others may have tried or modified in their regimine to find success. Glad to read you stayed with yours and have found success.

It sounds like this thread is old, but I am sure many people go through the same thing. A lot of times, when you go on a diet, your metabolism adjusts to your new calorie intake and it stops being as effective. I always worry about it so I keep my calorie intake fluctuating. Two days a week I come in at about 200 calories less than my goal, two days a week I come in at 200 calories over my goal and then the remaining three days, I eat just the right number. I am eating the same number of calories in a week if I were to hit my target intake every day, but my body doesn't get used to the same number every day. It seems to work for me and I am loosing at a steady rate, without any huge jumps or plateaus. Of course, what works for some one doesn't necessarily work for everyone... but it may be worth a try.

It sounds like this thread is old, but I am sure many people go through the same thing. A lot of times, when you go on a diet, your metabolism adjusts to your new calorie intake and it stops being as effective. I always worry about it so I keep my calorie intake fluctuating. Two days a week I come in at about 200 calories less than my goal, two days a week I come in at 200 calories over my goal and then the remaining three days, I eat just the right number. I am eating the same number of calories in a week if I were to hit my target intake every day, but my body doesn't get used to the same number every day. It seems to work for me and I am loosing at a steady rate, without any huge jumps or plateaus. Of course, what works for some one doesn't necessarily work for everyone... but it may be worth a try.

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